Conifer Collection (page 2)

River Taz winter aerial, North Siberia. Helicopter view over frozen river Taz and lakes (old river-beds), taiga-forest; winter; North Tumen region, Russia

Selkup man with reindeer-sledge, Siberia. Nothern Siberia minority selkup father (Eugenii Irikov) and son, travelling by sledge and reindeer team in semitundra; early spring; North Tumen region

Taiga forest in winter - Old oil search cutting in snow-covered taiga-forest near river Taz. Midwinter; North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia

River Taz with sand-shelves, old river beds & islands. Taiga-forest and marshes. Aerial, North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia

Abandoned hut of a forest keeper on river Negustyah bank (typical siberian log hut). tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nat. reserve, Siberia, Russia; spring

Maloyuganskii village - aerial of village and taiga forest. near Surgut, Siberia, Russia. Spring. Fog visible on the horizon is due to smoke from uncontrolled forest fires

Reflections in a small lake in taiga forest at dusk. Golden-eye male duck swims on water (Bucephala clangula). Uganskii Nat. reserve, Siberia, Russia. Spring

Taiga-forest canopy, mostly of pine trees. basin of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nat. reserve, Siberia, Russia; spring

Russia - Fir Trees and Spruces after a snowfall (Picea sp.). South Tuva, Russia

Siberian chipmunk feeds on forest floor (Tamias sibiricus). taiga-forest near river Taz; early spring; North Tumen region, Russia

Dry grasses in sunrise over frozen river Hudosey, a tributary of river Taz, and taiga-forest; above the Polar Circle. midwinter; North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia

Selkup Man (North Siberia minority) shows his wooden hand-made skies (covered with moose-skin to prevent sliding back). early spring, taiga-forest; North Tumen region, Russia

Selkup Man (North Siberia minority) shows work with wooden hand-made tool (for drilling wood and bone). early spring, taiga-forest; North Tumen region, Russia

Typical lichen on taiga-forest floor near river Taz (Cladonia sp.). North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia

Taiga-forest and marshes near river Taz. North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia

Pine Forest. Road through Taiga forest near Tugulim, west of Tumen, Siberia, Russia

RUSSIA - semi-tundra. Lakes and melting snow, aerial. Taiga near Norilsk town, Russian Arctic

Resin from a cedar tree
Resin oozing from under the bark of a cedar tree. Resin once fossilised becomes amber. Figure 3 from Amber The Natural Time Capsule

Caesalpinia sappan, Indian redwood

Pinus palustris Miller, long-leaf pine

Martes martes, European pine marten
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Muscicapa striata, spotted flycatcher
Plate 120 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

The Strawberry
Represents five varieties of the Strawberry. Upper is the Golden-Drop, on the right is the Hautboy, the middle is the Chili Strawberry, and the lower is the Scarlet-Flesh Pine

Carduelis cannabina, common linnet
Plate 49 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Serinus serinus, European serin
Plate 38 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Sequoiadendron giganteum, giant sequoia on display at the top of the Natural History Museums Central Hall

Nucifraga caryocatactes, Eurasian nutcracker
Plate 65 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Pine wood with resin filled cavity
A piece of pine wood with a resin filled cavity inside. Fossilised resin becomes amber. Figure 4 from Amber The Natural Time Capsule

Conuropsis caroliniensis, Carolina parakeet
Plate 11, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Cypress twig in Baltic amber
A cypress twig in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene. Amber is fossilised tree resin. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule (1998) by Andrew Ross

Picea glauca (Moench. ) Voss. white spruce
Sketch 42 (66 Drawings Volume). From a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Spruce or Norway Fir
Plate 16 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771

Cedar Avenue, Hamilton, Bermuda 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Cedar
Plate 9 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771

Cypress tree
Plate 10 from The Shape, skeleton and foliage of 32 species of Trees (1786). The series was originally issued in 1771

Casuarina sp. ironwood tree and Pandanus sp. screw pine tr
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Picea glauca, white spruce
Watercolour depicting white spruce foliage from page 42 of Ehret Drawing Book, by Georg Dionysius Ehret, c. 1740 s

Pine cones
A photograph of a specimen of pine cones and their seeds

Picea excelsa, fossilised spruce cone
Shown here is the fossilised cone of (Picea excelsa), a spruce tree dating from the Pleistocene and approximately 500, 000 years old. Originates from Cromer Forest, Mundesley, Norfolk, UK

Loxia curvirostra, red crossbill
Plate 152 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Pinus mugo, European mountain pine
Watercolour depicting the foliage of a European mountain pine from page 38 of Ehret Drawing Book, by Georg Dionysius Ehret, c. 1740 s

Taxus sp. yew
Yew berries and seeds which are known to contain the alkaloid taxine and are poisonous

Petrified conifer trunk
Containing precious opal, width approx. 10 cm, discovered at White Cliffs, New South Wales, Australia. Dates back to the Late Cretaceous period

Pheucticus ludovicianus, rose-breasted grosbeak
Plate 127 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Iridomyrmex geinitzi, ants in amber
This specimen is Baltic amber with ants trapped and preserved inside. Ants frequently got caught in the pine resins that were destined to become amber

Marskea jurassica, conifer
A Middle Jurassic conifer shoot on a fallen block from the cliffs near Whitby, North Yorkshire

Jet ornament is similar to amber in texture and to coal in appearance. Jet is fossilised timber of a variety of Araucaria - similar to todays monkey puzzle trees

Mniotilta varia, black and white warbler
Plate 90 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

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